Arcus

Arcus Airdrop Details

dYdX Foundation CEO Charles d’Haussy has confirmed that Arcus will launch its own token. Allocation percentages, distribution mechanics, and a launch date have not been published.

Key Parameters:

  • Airdrop Allocation: Not yet disclosed (dYdX community carve-out confirmed)

  • Distribution Method: TBA, likely tied to waitlist rank and trading activity

  • TGE Date: Not announced

  • Vesting Schedule: Not announced

Right now, activity centers on two things: trading on the live spot market and climbing the perps waitlist. Waitlist position is weighted by referrals and by prior perps volume on dYdX v3, Hyperliquid, and Lighter, plus RWA volume through HIP-3, Cash, and TradeXYZ.

Latest Update: Arcus now counts your Lighter trading volume toward your perps waitlist rank. The change applies automatically, so anyone with prior Lighter activity moves up with no action required.

How to Participate in the Arcus Airdrop

Step 1: Visit Arcus and Sign Up

Go to Arcus Exchange and create an account. You can sign up with Google or connect an existing wallet directly. Using our link also gets you 5% off trading fees.

Step 2: Deposit Funds

Deposit USDC, USDT, BTC, or any of the supported crypto into your Arcus account. If you don’t have any of these assets, you can buy them on Bybit. You can also use the widget below to bridge or swap funds.

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Step 3: Trade Spot Stock Tokens

Head to the spot section and trade any of the 95+ tokenized stocks. Spot trades are 0% fee, so this is the lowest-cost way to build activity on the platform.

Step 4: Join the Perps Waitlist

Perps are in closed beta. Visit My Arcus waitlist position, connect your X account and an EVM wallet, and follow Arcus on X to enter the queue.

Step 5: Connect Your dYdX v4 Address

Link a dYdX v4 wallet address and join the Arcus Telegram group. Both actions are listed as ways to move up your waitlist position, likely tied to the dYdX community allocation mentioned above.

Step 6: Refer Other Traders

Share your referral link to bring in other traders. Referrals boost your waitlist rank now, and Arcus has said referrers can earn up to 10% of a referred trader’s fees for life once the referral program is fully active.

Tips for Maximizing Your Arcus Position

Prioritize dYdX History: If you traded, staked, or otherwise participated with dYdX in the past, connecting that v4 address is one of the more concrete waitlist boosts available right now.

Combine Perps Volume Across Venues: Waitlist rank counts volume from dYdX v3, Hyperliquid, and Lighter, so existing activity on any of those platforms carries over.

Stay Active on Spot: With 0% fees on stock trades, there’s no cost barrier to keeping your account active while perps access rolls out.

Conclusion

Arcus combines dYdX’s trading infrastructure with Robinhood Crypto’s tokenized stock lineup, giving users a working spot market today and a confirmed token on the way for a perps waitlist that rewards early, verifiable activity.

Trading spot stocks, joining the perps waitlist, and linking a dYdX v4 address cost nothing beyond deposited capital and cover the main actions available today.

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What is Arcus?

Arcus is a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX Labs team in partnership with Robinhood Crypto. It runs on Robinhood Chain and lets users trade more than 95 tokenized stock tokens around the clock with zero fees on spot trades.

Beyond spot, Arcus is rolling out perpetual futures covering equities, crypto, commodities, and indices. The platform is self-custodial, and tokenized stocks can be used as collateral for perps. Arcus launched spot trading in beta on July 1, 2026, with perps still in a closed beta and waitlist phase.

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Difficulty

Easy

Cost to Farm

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